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Posts tagged fiddler

A Night with the Fiddler

Brenda Dawson and her friend Betty are in the car driving to Fashion Valley Mall along with Brenda’s son Robin, who is in the back seat. Let’s listen in on their conversation.

“And the best thing about Robin getting his driver’s license is that he can help us out with everyday errands, picking up Mandy from [...]

Phantom, the longest running show on Broadway since . . .

Check this out. On December 2, 1979, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (July 14-19, 2009) lost its title as the longest running show in Broadway history. It fell to the perennial favorite GREASE. GREASE (March 3-8, 2009) was the longest running show on Broadway till it was knocked out of the top spot by A CHORUS LINE (August 12-17, 2008) When CATS (June 3-8, 2008) hit 6138 performances, it overtook A CHORUS LINE as the longest running show in Broadway history–and on January 9, 2006, PHANTOM (July 16 – August 10 2008) became the undisputed king of Broadway, and it’s still running today. In the next calendar year and a half, Presented by Broadway/San Diego